adrenal + -in1: so named (1901) by J. Takamine, U.S. chemist who first isolated it

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The buzz and fear are two sides of the same adrenalin rush. The Sun (2011)The mediatagged it as an undergroundsubculture for adrenalin junkies. Times, Sunday Times (2011)Almost all of your symptoms are produced by having too much adrenalin in your bloodstream.Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)They are great players and sometimes adrenalin goes some inches too high. Times, Sunday Times (2007)It delivered an addictive adrenalin rush to spectators and performers. Times, Sunday Times (2009)Fancy yourself as a bit of an adrenalin junkie? The Sun (2013)The adrenalin was going and the rider was trying to get me back as quick as possible. The Sun (2014)The adrenalin had gone and all the bugs had a chance to go wild. Times, Sunday Times (2009)It sets your sights and gets your adrenalin going.Ingham, Christine Life Without Work (1994)But what they have done each year is to give the nation a shot of pure architectural adrenalin. Times, Sunday Times (2009)The adrenalin rush served him well for a ride that should help to reshape his career once more. Times, Sunday Times (2011)It takes considerableeffort and ingenuity to secureheadlines these days because we have all become adrenalin junkies. Times, Sunday Times (2007)It could provide an adrenalin rush that will see them kick on and get the points they need to survive. The Sun (2013)Can anyone stand this much adrenalin? Times, Sunday Times (2006)Walking the catwalk is pure adrenalin. Times, Sunday Times (2010)He is still an adrenalin junkie. Times, Sunday Times (2009)All that has happened is that the adrenalglands have learned over a long period of time to produce too much adrenalin.Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)This is a cookery show with a special added ingredient -a shot of pure adrenalin. Times, Sunday Times (2010)If having too little insulin is an illness, maybe having too much adrenalin is an illness.Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)I love that atmosphere and getting pumped up and the adrenalin rush you get from the fans. Times, Sunday Times (2012)There was so much adrenalin. The Sun (2014)It is a fix of pure adrenalin and can be tackled by anybody aged 13 or over who is not terrified of heights. Times, Sunday Times (2009)I was playing with pure adrenalin, high on life! The Sun (2012)But it's easy to lose sight of things, what with the noise of the crowd and the adrenalin. Times, Sunday Times (2012)

Adrenalin had burst into her system and yet she found herself detached -- both on the horse and yet looking on, too.Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)Adrenalin flooded through his body; he felt a dry sickness in his throat.Erskine, Barbara MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACEAdrenalin had pumped while I chatted up the soldier Miguel and threw him with the
harai-goshi.Brierley, David SNOWLINE

She took the syringe, pushing the Adrenalin directly into the woman's heart one more time.Karin Slaughter BLINDSIGHTED (2001)

Trends of 'adrenalin'

Used Rarely. Adrenalin is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary